Something really good happened on Twitter this week, though it happened in a terrible situation. A young boy named Emilio was dying and wanted to hear from some of his heroes in his final days. Emilio’s uncle reached out to reporter Shannon Bream to ask for help. Bream posted this tweet Sunday, which quickly went viral:

Need your help Twitterverse – trying to help a young boy who is dying. He probably has just days and all he want is a greeting from one of the Avengers. If you have a celeb connection, please let me know. Otherwise, could you help out with a RT? Thank you in advance!

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) March 25, 2018

The call went out and the Avengers Assembled. Bream got a response the same day from actor Chris Evans aka Captain America.

Happy to! DM me

— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) March 26, 2018

Paul Bettany aka The Vision offered to help:

I'm the purple one. DM me.

— Paul Bettany (@Paul_Bettany) March 26, 2018

Yesterday, Jeremy Renner aka Hawkeye volunteered:

Just off work now Suited up and ready

— Jeremy Renner (@JeremyRenner) March 27, 2018

According to Fox News, Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) and Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch) also sent video greetings. Ryan Reynolds, who currently plays Deadpool but previously played DC’s Green Lantern, responded as well.

I’m more of a “Reserve Avenger”. But happy to help. DM me.

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) March 26, 2018

Bream thanked everyone who responded and also thanked Jake Tapper for helping out.

Thank you, EVERYONE! Major progress has been made because of you. A special assist coming in from @jaketapper 👏🏼 I guess Twitter can be full of love when someone really needs it. https://t.co/9tdQMdCGDB

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) March 26, 2018

This is the kind of thing that restores faith in humanity – three Avengers' messages have made it to Emilio, two more are on the way. Again – huge thank you to @jaketapper for helping to get this thing off the ground – and to everyone who RT'd and shared contacts. God bless! https://t.co/lEM94eyEWE

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) March 26, 2018

Today Bream posted this sad follow up.

Twitterverse, young Emilio has lost his fight. Thank you to the thousands who pitched in so that he could hear from some of his heroes in his last days. You lit up his hospital room and blessed his family. Emilio's simple request launched an avalanche of goodness and miracles. https://t.co/lEM94eyEWE

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) March 28, 2018

The response to her request appears to have been truly overwhelming.

We've lost Emilio, but a special thank you to @jaketapper #PaulRudd @Paul_Bettany @DonCheadle @wongrel @ChrisEvans @ChloeBennet4 @clarkgregg @ZacharyLevi @MarkRuffalo @donallogue @MeghanMcCain and many others who helped get messages to him before he lost his fight. https://t.co/lEM94eyEWE

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) March 28, 2018

Please pray for Emilio's loved ones as they now grieve his passing. He wrote a book last year, and all profits go to the foundation they started to help other families facing the same struggles. https://t.co/USPClyB30G See precious Emilio here: https://t.co/hYcdITWgHB https://t.co/lEM94eyEWE

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) March 28, 2018

Though Emilio has passed, any Avengers/Heroes who wanted to send messages can now direct them to his twin little brothers who are big fans of yours too. DM me if you're interested. Let's all pray for them in the tough days/weeks ahead. https://t.co/lEM94eyEWE

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) March 28, 2018

The outcome is still tragic and this didn’t change that, but Emilio and his family must have been grateful to be greeted by some of his heroes in his final days. Kudos to everyone involved in making this happen. Here’s the video (from 2016) featuring Emilio and his family.